The “pink gold” industry faces extinction when the hurricane grounds the fleet
Author: Janine Zeitlin, Fort Myers News-Press
Grandma helps husband escape Ian: ‘If we’re going to die, I want to at least have a selfie’
Peggy and Bruce Zachritz, both 66, tied themselves to the front porch during Hurricane Ian as water rushed into their home in Fort Myers, Florida.
They worked in landscaping, food service and hotels. Their Fort Myers neighborhood is gone after Ian and so are their jobs.
Harlem Heights is home to working-class residents serving Fort Myers and Southwest Florida. After Ian wrecked homes and stole jobs, can they rebuild?
Miami hotels, Uber drivers undergo sex trafficking awareness training as Super Bowl nears
A national hotel industry group aims to train “every single hotel employee in the United States” to spot and report human trafficking.
‘This is my NFL’: Award-winning youth worker helps troubled teens find forgiveness, joy
Erick Scott Sr., a longtime Oasis Youth Shelter employee in Fort Myers, Florida, was named the state’s Youth Care Worker of 2018.